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From: jeffm@hammer.UUCP (Jeff McMeekin)
Newsgroups: net.music
Subject: Re: "the monkey"
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Date: Sat, 14-Apr-84 15:29:59 EST
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> Is there any significance to the phrase "the monkey" in reggae music?  I
> have found it in 2 songs, does it appear in others?
> 
> Shock the monkey -- Peter Gabriel
> 
> Red Red Wine -- UB40
> 

My opinion is there is no significance, at least not in reggae.
I'd argue that "Shock the monkey" is no reggae tune, and "Red, Red,
Wine" while being covered by a few reggae artists was penned by Neil
Diamond, an artist who has no reggae leanings.